Vienna

After Vista, it is the turn of Vienna. Microsoft's upcoming Windows operating system Blackcomb is now going to be called Vienna. It is not clear when Vienna may ship and what will be its features as Microsoft remains tightlipped on its stage of development. Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble first confirmed the new code name in a posting to the company's Channel 9 developer site. "The 'Blackcomb' code name has been changed to 'Vienna,' but we do not have any other details to share on timing...

VIENNA: Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad , the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said today. "President Assad is part of the solution," de Mistura told a joint press conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz in Vienna. "I will continue to have very important discussions with him," he added, noting that "the only solution is a political solution. " De...

VIENNA: Police in Austria say up to 30 people have been wounded, nine severely, in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Vienna. Police spokesman Michael Takacs told Austria Press Agency five men entered the place of worship early afternoon Sunday and started firing at those present. Police arrested all five suspects, Takacs said. Four ambulances and three medical helicopters were involved in hopitalizing the victims. The temple is situated in...

WASHINGTON: Terming the waiver granted to India by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers group (NSG) as a "huge step" in the relationship between the US and India, the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has complimented the role played by the Indian government in Vienna. In comments made to the travelling press in Algiers on Saturday, Rice said India showed a lot of leadership skills in Vienna, where everybody took everyone else's concerns seriously and found the ways to bridge...

WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration is open to engaging Iran on the current Iraq issue but the engagements will not include discussion of military coordination or strategic determination about the war-torn country's future, the White House said. "We are open to engaging the Iranians, just as we are engaging other regional players on the threat posed by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) in Iraq," White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney told reporters. The issue...

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I like going to places where the tourist traffic is not maddening. In India, Manali is one of the places where I enjoy going to. This place tends to be comparatively less over-run by tourists than other hill stations. The natural beauty of this place is spell-binding and since I am a plains-dweller living in Delhi, so the hills are a nice change of place. I also like going to Goa. I am not so fond of being in the beaches, but rather going to the slightly more remote parts of Goa. In these...

VIENNA/LONDON: One of the six suspects, detained in connection with the attack on two visiting Indian Sikh preachers in Vienna last month, has been released due to lack of evidence. "The man has been released because there has not been enough evidence against him to justify keeping him behind bars," said his lawyer, Philipp Winkler. Three other suspects, including the alleged mastermind of the attack in which Dera Sachh Khand leader Guru Ramandand Dass was killed...

NEW DELHI: Caste fingerprints on the sensational Vienna shootout among Sikhs could result in renewed international pressure for recognition of caste-based discrimination as a global concern, with many hinting at a revived clamour for treating casteism as racism. The ghost of Durban conference in 2001, where India fought back a determined and coordinated bid by NGOs to recognise casteism as racism, may raise its head again. Only this month, Indian government is said to have...

WASHINGTON: The US has discussed with Iran the need to refrain from pressing a "sectarian agenda" in Iraq as the two rivals met on the sidelines of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme in Vienna. "It was a brief on the margins; it was separate from the discussions and the negotiations that are ongoing. They discussed the need to support inclusively in Iraq and the need to refrain from pressing a sectarian agenda," State Department ...

VIENNA: Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad , the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said today. "President Assad is part of the solution," de Mistura told a joint press conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz in Vienna. "I will continue to have very important discussions with him," he added, noting that "the only solution is a political solution. " ...

WASHINGTON: The US has discussed with Iran the need to refrain from pressing a "sectarian agenda" in Iraq as the two rivals met on the sidelines of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme in Vienna. "It was a brief on the margins; it was separate from the discussions and the negotiations that are ongoing. They discussed the need to support inclusively in Iraq and the need to refrain from pressing a sectarian agenda," State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki...

WASHINGTON: The US has said no further discussion with Iran has been planned on the Iraqi issue, where Islamic militants have gained controlled of key cities. On the margins of the P5+1 meeting in Vienna with Iran on its nuclear weapons programme, Deputy Secretary of State , William Burns , met briefly with Iranians. "It was a brief on the margins; it was separate from the discussions and the negotiations that are ongoing. They discussed the need to support...

WASHINGTON: The US today said that it was not holding any talks with Iran on the unfolding developments in Iraq, wherein militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has gained control of a portion of the country. "No, we are not talking to the Iranians about Iraq," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters when asked about the possibility of any direct or indirect contacts with Iran on the Iraq crisis . "What we've said is that all of Iraq's...

KOLKATA: Vienna, the capital of Austria and the city of castles, palaces, museums and gardens, is fast emerging as one of the hottest destinations for Indian tourists. In the 12-month period ending June 2013, a total of 23,737 Indians visited Vienna, according to a Vienna Tourist Board survey. The Indian tourists to Vienna travelling with family members and friends, mainly came from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Conference and corporate travellers...

NEW DELHI: Italy has termed the Supreme Court order restraining its envoy from leaving India as an 'evident violation' of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. The European Union sided with Italy, expressing concern at court orders and reminding India that limiting the envoy's freedom of movement violated international obligations. The remarks come as a double whammy for India, which first saw its judiciary deceived by Italy,...

NEW DELHI: Stating that the European Union (EU) is closely following the Italian envoy case that is currently under trial in Supreme Court an EU spokesperson told Times Now that India must respect Vienna Convention. "We are hoping India and Italy can find a mutually acceptable, amicable solution," he said. Earlier in the day Supreme Court ordered Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini not to leave India until further orders and also...

With the Supreme Court restraining the Italian ambassador from leaving India, complex issues relating to diplomatic immunity and valid exemptions have come to the fore. Diplomatic privileges are based on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, which has been ratified by 187 countries. Article 29 As per Article 29 of the treaty, India must ensure the freedom and dignity of the Italian ambassador. "The person of a diplomatic...